Judicial immunity from compelled testimony shields judges and magistrates on conduct-in-office questions unless an authorised order permits disclosure. No judge or magistrate may be compelled to answer questions about their conduct in court or about anything that came to their knowledge in court as such, except upon a special order of a superior court; however, they may be examined as to other matters which occurred in their presence whilst so acting.
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Judicial immunity from compelled testimony shields judges and magistrates on conduct-in-office questions unless an authorised order permits disclosure.
No judge or magistrate may be compelled to answer questions about their conduct in court or about anything that came to their knowledge in court as such, except upon a special order of a superior court; however, they may be examined as to other matters which occurred in their presence whilst so acting.
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